About the Artist

About the Submission

In the Diablo storyline, Tyrael has always sided with humankind to face the trials of the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, even though the laws of the High Heavens stated that the interference with the mortal realm was strictly forbidden. In Diablo 3, when he was trailed for his sacrilegious act against the Angiris Council, his defense was that he was merely bringing justice. After a conflict with Imperius, Tyrael willingly fell, choosing to become mortal; even in his mortal form, he stayed true to the ideals of justice until justice had been done. In my design, I wanted to symbolize Tyrael rising out chaos. I decided to go with him rising out of a thick cloud of black smoke to symbolize the darkness, and he, Tyrael, rising above darkness for what is truly right.